Near-Surface Shear Layer(NSSL) – UPSC Prelims
Near-Surface Shear Layer(NSSL)? It has long been known that the sun’s equator spins faster than the poles. However, a peek into […]
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EOS-03 Satellite – UPSC Prelims
EOS-03: EOS-03 is a geo-imaging satellite for earth observation. The satellite is capable of imaging the whole country four-five times daily.
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Nauka Module – UPSC Prelims
Nauka Module: Nauka is the Russian word for ‘Science’. It will serve as Russia’s main research facility on the International Space
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Air Independent Propulsion system – UPSC Prelims
Air Independent Propulsion System: AIP system generates power through the reverse electrolysis of oxygen and hydrogen. The two elements, carried on
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AMLEX Device – UPSC Prelims
AMLEX Device: AMLEX is an Oxygen Rationing Device that increases the life of medical oxygen cylinders threefold. It is developed by
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NEA Scout Spacecraft – UPSC Prelims
NEA Scout Spacecraft: Near-Earth Asteroid Scout or NEA Scout is a small spacecraft developed under NASA’s Advanced Exploration Systems Program. Aim: Its
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Artemis 2024 – UPSC Prelims
NASA’s new Moon mission. The mission will return astronauts to Moon for first time in past 50 years, including eight
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Monkey B virus(BV) – UPSC Prelims
Monkey B virus(BV): Monkey B Virus(BV) is an alpha herpesvirus enzootic (endemic) found in macaque monkeys. Alpha herpesviruses are pathogens that invade
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Radiocarbon Dating – UPSC Prelims
Radiocarbon Dating: Radiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) – UPSC Prelims
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)? Cytomegalovirus(CMV) is also known as Human Herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5). It is a common herpes virus that often causes natural